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unhappycamper

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Thu Nov 7, 2013, 09:05 AM Nov 2013

Food Stamps Are Affordable; Corporate Welfare Is Not

http://smirkingchimp.com/thread/thom-hartmann/52550/food-stamps-are-affordable-corporate-welfare-is-not

Food Stamps Are Affordable; Corporate Welfare Is Not
by Thom Hartmann | November 6, 2013 - 9:53am

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This past Friday, $5 billion was automatically slashed from the federal food stamps program, affecting the lives of 47 million Americans.

~snip~

What we really can't afford is doling out $100 billion each year to corporations that don't need it.

That's where the real outrage and the real news coverage should be.

It's time to bring an end to corporate welfare, and to use those dollars to help those Americans who need it the most.
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